Florida · Senate Bill 978 · 2025 Regular Session

Advanced Wastewater Treatment

  1. Introduced Feb 21, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Advanced Wastewater Treatment ; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with water management districts and wastewater facilities, to submit to the Governor and the Legislature specified reports on certain sewage disposal facilities in this state by specified dates, etc.

Every action

13 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  5. CommitteeCS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Environment and Natural Resources8–0 vote
  1. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2. CommitteeCS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  3. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government11–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 17, 2025 Senate committee CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Passed 8–0
Apr 10, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 Passed 11–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Lori BermanD Primary sponsor · District 26
  • Ea Environment and Natural Resources Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.